Post date: Oct 18, 2017 6:32:21 PM
Cassity Shuey-12 Senior apparel can be expensive, but shopping around can help make it more affordable. Jostens is the mainstay for senior apparel. They send a representative each year to the school to peddle their wares.
When ordering from Jostens, packages are available to save some money. These packages contain a variety of senior items. If a package does not contain something someone might want in it, they can go to the next page and order the specific item individually.
The packages vary quite a bit in what they contain as well as in price. The cheapest package was $27.95 and only included a cap, gown, and tassel. The most expensive package was $299.95.
Their website (http://www.jostens.com/) is also available to buy these packages for a much cheaper price than what is shown on the packets. The $299.95 package, which includes 25 invitations, stationary, 2018 key ring, your choice of tassel, two t shirts, senior jersey, a cap and gown, and your choice of senior athletic shorts, has a comparative package on the website for only $201.05. This is almost exactly the same package but for a significantly cheaper price. The package is missing some of the other items but it still comes with some nice and high quality items.
If you want to save some money on invitations, you can also search other websites such as walmart.com or amazon.com. A pack of 25 individual invitations are available from Jostens for $59.80 or Amazon.com carries some for $10.49 and Walmart.com for only $5.84. The Jostens invitations do come with tissue, foil border name cards which Amazon and Walmart do not provide.
Walmart also stocks senior items on their shelves and available right here in town with no shipping costs.
The senior class of 2018 recently received all of their senior apparel and it looks amazing. There is only one problem: the price. A lot of the seniors look forward to receiving their senior apparel, it makes senior year feel like it is really here, but no one expected how high the prices are.
There was recently a senior meeting where a representative from Jostens came and told us about ordering the senior apparel. At the beginning of the meeting, the seniors received a packet the contained a pamphlet containing pictures of all of the senior apparel, another pamphlet for class rings, and an order form. Seniors were excited to take a look at the two pamphlets but not many had looked at the order form to check out the prices, and trust me, as someone who did not take a look until I got home, I was pretty shocked.
All in all, Jostens prices are somewhat high, but a savvy shopper can find some items for senior year from another website or Josten’s website.